Course: Latin and Medical Terminology

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Course title Latin and Medical Terminology
Course code HUM/ZZP01
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Harvánek Kamil, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Syntax of medical terms; declension I-V, nouns, adjectives, Latin and Greek vocabulary; prepositions, numerals; verb systém; Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes; Latin and Greek compounds; language in diagnostics; phrases used in medical prescriptions; pharmaceutical terminology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The academic subject is focused on the fundamentals of Latin-Greek terminology the knowledge of which is necessary for a professional working in the fields of nursing care and midwifery.
Students learn fundamentals of Latin morphology, Latin and Greek suffixes and prefixes; they can form new words with derivation and they understand compounds.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar attendance; successful completion of periodical and final tests;, coloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Kábrt, Jan. (2015). Lexicon medicum. Praha: Galén.
  • Marečková, E., Reichová, H. (2017). Úvod do lékařské terminologie: základy latiny s přihlédnutím k řečtině. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Plašilová, Jiřina. (2022). Základy latinské lékařské terminologie. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Svobodová, Dana. (2010). Terminologiae medicae vestibulum: úvod do řecko-latinské lékařské terminologie. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Švanda, L., Pořízková, K., Artimová, J., Dávidová, E. (2016). Terminologia graeco-latina medica pro bakalářské obory Lékařské fakulty MU. Brno.
  • Švanda, L., Pořízková, K., Artimová, J., Dávidová, E. (2016). Terminologia graeco-latina medica pro studijní obory fyzioterapie a všeobecná sestra. Brno.
  • Vokurka, Martin. (2015). Praktický slovník medicíny. Praha: Maxdorf.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Paramedic (2021) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter